Telegram-herald., 1887-12-19
UNCLE BEN'S GOSSIP
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Fearxh Class Postnsstsrs
Conysntion.

Special Correspondence TELKozAs- HksAtp
wAsarSeroz. d. c.. Dec. IS. iss7.-The
OH introdacsd IN the senate on Tuesday By
senator Callom for a United States Postal
Telegraph. provides for the trunk lines en-
brucinx al the cities Of the States and Ter
ritoriss. Il provides that he Lines shall be
constructed oy ths Army Engineer Corps.
under The direction ofths Secretary Of War,
on ron poles. with capacity for twelve
wires and shall. when eomplsssd. be trans
fsrrsd 70 the control Of the Postmaster Gen
srsl. TIE Secretary of War shall. If he
shal deem IL s1pedient % do 80. take pos
session of Ines now used for military pur-
poses. a. a portion Of this Federal system.
The rates 70 bs charged are 10 cents for
twenty words undor 500 miles. and cents
additional for each ten words additional,
and for distances greater than 500 miles. an
additional rate of cents fo- ssch $50 miles.
Press nixht rates ars 70 De IS cents per hun
drsd words and day rates - cents per hun
dred Eorsis.
rrsphs = created, the appointment TO be
made a. Is that Of al Assistant Post.
master General. With IKE salary. The
aprointpe must be a practical
tasgrsph man of AZ issst ten years expert
rnce. The Postmaster Gsnsral viii report
10 Congress he sest method Of organization
e. The Beginning of the srSt sessioa % C0u-
sras,, sftpr Tie usssass efrhisecs.
Fgsr aft Gas al doifsF are spprop-iatsd
Tor the purpose Of the Measure.
rhis measure VII provoke vsry lively
ard @srresf debsts. NsnT Ssnstors and
mem bers srs vst unable % say whether
they srs IN isvor of = Or Tnether thev vii
srrose The scheme. ia other vorfS. they are
'.opan 20 couvicrou.H and willing - hear
srzumenf
Some have sirsa}v nsie I'D heir minds.
suf are certain that it vii rever 10 90 in
srease ne ournbeF of Government en-
olovpS and extend The "psfronagaf % such
proportions. They would rather submit 70
the exsctious and sxtertion II moncpolies
Ike ths " sStern Union tbap snlarzs the
Official list. Some arr Ike The man who
ssid u sn siwags Fti-ng % oe en-
~ino@f*but would Ike 20 see the man Who
csn 40 k
TIE Knixhts ~ Labor appear to be quite
unanimous IA fsror u snch ueasars.
and 1hst fact vii have great weight
/ cannct sae snv danger In the
case The service can bs erzsuized srd
cDudncfea under l}vsi Service regulations
ard nee8 nat be dlsiurced cr demoralizef
hy pciiticai infsenees. l shsii watch tie
aisrsfs~son eith considerable interest, the
Importance - he sub,ert demands eiose
sttenticn. I iook up.sn the matter - one
n uhich TIE reepe - thiS country sre
sissp.v Interested snd We the pe0pla
rfust be continually Tigiient 4 w would
prrtect and defend ourselves.
Judge Waite. - Ts~ss City Mich
iaan - reFmsneut Chairman az
the convention ~ Third and Fourth
-is-~ PesizrsstsFs new n session "a
Wf,l;arf- hall Aaout ore hundred reti-
ti,us frous a. rarts of the ecuusrv. have
hsar sled with tie cierk II the Houss q
Rerr~-erssfiVrs ssk.ne fcr ~ Increase in
~. sslaxf~s a. he fcurt rth-cisss Dcst1uaere-<.
rha e,llowing = copv sf re printed pefi-
zen. sarh reti1oa cootaiuseg ever cra
hundred names ritnout regNrd - partv
criitire.
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